I’ve run races from Aspen to Rio de Janiero, but never had an experience like the Medoc Marathon. It’s kind of like the Bolder Boulder, but on steroids. And, you run through about twenty wineries while all dressed in costumes. This year the theme was superheroes, and there were some pretty awesome costumes. …
Patents
BRUW – Cold Brew Coffee on Shark Tank
I, along with most of the Sharks, was impressed with the presentation by Max Feber on his new product for cold brewing coffee. Here is the link to his website showing his product. The one question I had was whether one of the larger coffee companies could merely copy his idea when they saw it. …
Speaking at Bookmarks
I’ll be speaking at Bookmarks tonight on Chasing Hindy. Here is a link to the event
Colorado Book Festival
The Colorado Book Festival is going to be held at the Denver Public Library on March 3. I’ll be there doing a book signing as well as giving a presentation on legal issues authors may face. The panel is: Can They Really Say That?: Defamation, Plagiarism, and Writing Beyond the Legal Limit. We hear the…
Working out with Arnold Schwarzenegger
This week I was visiting the European Patent Office in Munich. I was staying at an old Bavarian hotel, the Bayerischer Hof. I usually like to get up early and get in a workout. The hotel gym is on the top floor and is quite popular in the late morning, and I like to be there…
ZUP on Shark Tank
I love water sports and so ZUP’s presentation caught my attention. ZUP sells a wake board that anyone can ride. Here is their website. What caught my attention about ZUP was all the interest the Sharks showed in the patents covering this product. The presenters rambled on about a summary judgment and an IPR, both…
New Goodreads Giveaway for eBooks
Goodreads just announced a new program where authors can give away their eBooks. Before, it was just hard copies. And the best news is that you can give away 100 books at a time. So, I’m giving away 100 books for both Gil and The Vintage Club. That’s right–100 copies of each book! Below is…
iFork on Shark Tank
I caught the most recent episode of Shark Tank and watched as Kyle Donovan of iFork tried to get $100,000 for five percent equity. The product is a line of plates, silverware and glasses that interlock to make it easy to get your food in a picnic line. Their website states that their “first mission was to…
Goodreads Giveaway for Chasing Hindy
I’m running a Goodreads Giveaway for two signed books of Chasing Hindy. The giveaway starts December 15, 2017. Here are the details. Goodreads Book Giveaway Chasing Hindy by Darin Gibby Giveaway ends December 27, 2017. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
QBall Makes its Debut on Shark Tank
Qball was on Shark Tank this week. What is a Qball? Qball is touted as a foam ball into which a microphone is incorporated. It appears to be designed for a classroom setting, so that the instructor can bark orders into the ball and then throw it to one of the students. Here is the…